The use of key indicators to assess Latin America’s long-term economic performance

Through the astute analysis of official statistics, we can gather a more complete picture of the economic performance of a given country, and understand more fully what have been its drivers, leading to a more effective use of national resources and a more efficient design of policy options. However...

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Autores principales: Garry, Stefanie, Villarreal, Francisco G.
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spelling oai-11362-374572020-11-17T01:15:48Z The use of key indicators to assess Latin America’s long-term economic performance Garry, Stefanie Villarreal, Francisco G. DESARROLLO ECONOMICO CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO MEDICION INDICADORES ECONOMICOS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH MEASUREMENT ECONOMIC INDICATORS Through the astute analysis of official statistics, we can gather a more complete picture of the economic performance of a given country, and understand more fully what have been its drivers, leading to a more effective use of national resources and a more efficient design of policy options. However, the myriad of information and numerical data across the system of macroeconomic statistics can be challenging to interpret in a straightforward manner. In order to synthetically assess economic performance across countries in Latin America we propose the use of a composite indicator, which builds upon the methodology of Khramov and Lee (2013) and incorporates key indicators from each of the pillars of macroeconomic statistics: the System of National Accounts, the Balance of Payments Statistics, Monetary and Financial Statistics and Public Finance Statistics. Through a composite examination of key statistical indicators in each country across their long-term trends, we can more fully understand the underlying macroeconomic dynamics. Abstract .-- I. Introduction .-- II. Key objectives of macroeconomic statistics and the relevant indicators for measuring performance .-- III. The Latin American Performance Index (LAPI) .-- IV. Examples of the application of the LAPI .-- V. Conclusions and the future outlook. 2014-12-16T13:57:46Z 2014-12-16T13:57:46Z 2014-12 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/37457 LC/L.3932 LC/MEX/L.1168 en Serie Estudios y Perspectivas (México, DF) 159 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA LATIN AMERICA ECLAC
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topic DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO
MEDICION
INDICADORES ECONOMICOS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MEASUREMENT
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
spellingShingle DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO
MEDICION
INDICADORES ECONOMICOS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
MEASUREMENT
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Garry, Stefanie
Villarreal, Francisco G.
The use of key indicators to assess Latin America’s long-term economic performance
description Through the astute analysis of official statistics, we can gather a more complete picture of the economic performance of a given country, and understand more fully what have been its drivers, leading to a more effective use of national resources and a more efficient design of policy options. However, the myriad of information and numerical data across the system of macroeconomic statistics can be challenging to interpret in a straightforward manner. In order to synthetically assess economic performance across countries in Latin America we propose the use of a composite indicator, which builds upon the methodology of Khramov and Lee (2013) and incorporates key indicators from each of the pillars of macroeconomic statistics: the System of National Accounts, the Balance of Payments Statistics, Monetary and Financial Statistics and Public Finance Statistics. Through a composite examination of key statistical indicators in each country across their long-term trends, we can more fully understand the underlying macroeconomic dynamics.
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